Founded | 1991 |
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Type | Non-Governmental Organisation |
Focus | Conservation-restoration of cultural heritage |
Headquarters | 70 Rue Coudenberg, BE-1000 Brussels, Belgium [1] |
Area served | Europe |
Members | 6,000 (individuals); 25 (organisations) |
Key people | Elis Marçal (President) |
Website | www.ecco-eu.org |
The European Confederation of Conservator-Restorers' Organisations (E.C.C.O.) is a European non-governmental professional organisation aimed at safeguarding cultural heritage through the use of conservation-restoration techniques. [1] [2]
E.C.C.O. was established in 1991 by 14 European conservator-restorers' organisations. As of 2018 it represents close to 6,000 professionals within 22 European countries and 25 members organisations, [3] including one international body ( International Association of Book and Papers Conservators – IADA [4]). E.C.C.O. represents the field of preservation of cultural heritage, both movable and immovable, with the mission:[ citation needed] [5]
- to organize, develop and promote, on a practical, scientific and cultural level, the profession of the Conservator-Restorer
- to set standards and regulate practice at European level and enhance communication between and mobility of professionals
- to strengthen the role and responsibilities of the Conservator-Restorer in relation to others in safeguarding cultural heritage.
E.C.C.O. was founded on 14 October 1991 as European federation of restorers’ associations, with the aim of working together to develop a common European project for professional recognition of the conservator-restorers’ profession. [6] New associations have joined as the European Union has expanded. E.C.C.O. has established principles and encouraged regulation to control access to the profession of the Conservator-Restorer, by working on professional standards and publishing guidelines for education and practice.[ citation needed]
Projects [7] in which E.C.C.O. has participated include APEL (1998–2001), [8] CON.B.E.FOR (1999–2001), [9] and FULCO (1998), resulting in the Document of Vienna. [10] E.C.C.O. was also involved in the drawing of the Document of Pavia (1997), [11] the Namur Declaration (2015), [12] and the Declaration of Berlin (2016). [13] [14] E.C.C.O. has produced various professional guidelines:
Since the end of 2014, E.C.C.O. has followed a new strategic plan [21] [22] and its proposed implementation. [23] Since April 2015, E.C.C.O. has been granted observer status to the plenary sessions of the Council of Europe Steering Committee on Landscape, Heritage and Culture (CDCPP). [24] Several projects are running concerning the legal situation of Cultural Heritage and Conservator-Restorers throughout Europe, working towards mutual recognition of the members of E.C.C.O.’s member organizations in Europe. The international network in the field of cultural heritage and conservation-restoration is being extended and intensified working with ICCROM, ENCoRE, ICOMOS, Europa Nostra, IIC, ICOM-CC, [25] and other organisations. As a member, E.C.C.O. is also involved in the activities of the network in the European Heritage Alliance 3.3. [26] Since 2017, E.C.C.O. has participated in the European Commission project Voices of Culture – Skills, Training and Knowledge Transfer: Traditional and Emerging Heritage – Structured Dialogue.[ citation needed] In November 2016, the E.C.C.O. 20th Anniversary Barcelona book was published. [27]
The following have been presidents of E.C.C.O.:[ citation needed] [28]
Founded | 1991 |
---|---|
Type | Non-Governmental Organisation |
Focus | Conservation-restoration of cultural heritage |
Headquarters | 70 Rue Coudenberg, BE-1000 Brussels, Belgium [1] |
Area served | Europe |
Members | 6,000 (individuals); 25 (organisations) |
Key people | Elis Marçal (President) |
Website | www.ecco-eu.org |
The European Confederation of Conservator-Restorers' Organisations (E.C.C.O.) is a European non-governmental professional organisation aimed at safeguarding cultural heritage through the use of conservation-restoration techniques. [1] [2]
E.C.C.O. was established in 1991 by 14 European conservator-restorers' organisations. As of 2018 it represents close to 6,000 professionals within 22 European countries and 25 members organisations, [3] including one international body ( International Association of Book and Papers Conservators – IADA [4]). E.C.C.O. represents the field of preservation of cultural heritage, both movable and immovable, with the mission:[ citation needed] [5]
- to organize, develop and promote, on a practical, scientific and cultural level, the profession of the Conservator-Restorer
- to set standards and regulate practice at European level and enhance communication between and mobility of professionals
- to strengthen the role and responsibilities of the Conservator-Restorer in relation to others in safeguarding cultural heritage.
E.C.C.O. was founded on 14 October 1991 as European federation of restorers’ associations, with the aim of working together to develop a common European project for professional recognition of the conservator-restorers’ profession. [6] New associations have joined as the European Union has expanded. E.C.C.O. has established principles and encouraged regulation to control access to the profession of the Conservator-Restorer, by working on professional standards and publishing guidelines for education and practice.[ citation needed]
Projects [7] in which E.C.C.O. has participated include APEL (1998–2001), [8] CON.B.E.FOR (1999–2001), [9] and FULCO (1998), resulting in the Document of Vienna. [10] E.C.C.O. was also involved in the drawing of the Document of Pavia (1997), [11] the Namur Declaration (2015), [12] and the Declaration of Berlin (2016). [13] [14] E.C.C.O. has produced various professional guidelines:
Since the end of 2014, E.C.C.O. has followed a new strategic plan [21] [22] and its proposed implementation. [23] Since April 2015, E.C.C.O. has been granted observer status to the plenary sessions of the Council of Europe Steering Committee on Landscape, Heritage and Culture (CDCPP). [24] Several projects are running concerning the legal situation of Cultural Heritage and Conservator-Restorers throughout Europe, working towards mutual recognition of the members of E.C.C.O.’s member organizations in Europe. The international network in the field of cultural heritage and conservation-restoration is being extended and intensified working with ICCROM, ENCoRE, ICOMOS, Europa Nostra, IIC, ICOM-CC, [25] and other organisations. As a member, E.C.C.O. is also involved in the activities of the network in the European Heritage Alliance 3.3. [26] Since 2017, E.C.C.O. has participated in the European Commission project Voices of Culture – Skills, Training and Knowledge Transfer: Traditional and Emerging Heritage – Structured Dialogue.[ citation needed] In November 2016, the E.C.C.O. 20th Anniversary Barcelona book was published. [27]
The following have been presidents of E.C.C.O.:[ citation needed] [28]